Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Ian Niall

Born: 1916
Died: 2002 (aged 86)
Bio: Ian Niall, born John Kincaid McNeillie, was a writer from Galloway in Scotland. He wrote his works under both names. He was born in Old Kilpatrick, to parents from the Machars in South West Scotland.
Known for:
- The Poacher's Handbook (1950)
- A Galloway childhood (1967)
- The way of a countryman (1965)
- English Country Traditions (1988)
- If the Corncrake Calls